diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
index a6c1ace3..ecf96a51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,32 @@ jobs:
         pip install coverage coveralls
     - name: mypy
       run: |
-        python -m mypy --ignore-missing-imports --follow-imports=silent --no-strict-optional simulationdataschema tests
+        python -m mypy --ignore-missing-imports --follow-imports=silent --no-strict-optional src/nomad_simulations tests
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         python -m coverage run -m pytest -sv tests
+    - name: Submit to coveralls
+      continue-on-error: true
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      run: |
+        coveralls --service=github
+  build-and-install:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.9
+    - name: Build the package
+      run: |
+        pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install build
+        python -m build --sdist
+    - name: Install the package
+      run: |
+        pip install dist/*.tar.gz --index-url https://gitlab.mpcdf.mpg.de/api/v4/projects/2187/packages/pypi/simple
   ruff-linting:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7fcff6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Upload python package to pypi server and github release.
+# Reference: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/publishing-package-distribution-releases-using-github-actions-ci-cd-workflows/
+
+name: Upload Python Package
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  # publish-to-pypi:
+  #   name: >-
+  #     Publish distribution to PyPI
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   environment:
+  #     name: pypi
+  #     url: https://pypi.org/p/nomad-schema-plugin-example
+  #   permissions:
+  #     id-token: write # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+  #
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     - name: Set up Python
+  #       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+  #       with:
+  #         python-version: "3.9"
+  #     - name: Install pypa/build
+  #       run: >-
+  #         python3 -m
+  #         pip install
+  #         build
+  #         --user
+  #     - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+  #       run: python3 -m build
+  #     - name: Publish distribution  to PyPI
+  #       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+
+  github-release:
+    name: >-
+      Sign the Python distribution with Sigstore
+      and upload them to GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
+      id-token: write # IMPORTANT: mandatory for sigstore
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.9"
+      - name: Install pypa/build
+        run: >-
+          python3 -m
+          pip install
+          build
+          --user
+      - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+        run: python3 -m build
+      - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
+        uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@v1.2.3
+        with:
+          inputs: >-
+            ./dist/*.tar.gz
+            ./dist/*.whl
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: >-
+          gh release create
+          '${{ github.ref_name }}'
+          --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
+          --notes ""
+      - name: Upload artifact signatures to GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        # Upload to GitHub Release using the `gh` CLI.
+        # `dist/` contains the built packages, and the
+        # sigstore-produced signatures and certificates.
+        run: >-
+          gh release upload
+          '${{ github.ref_name }}' dist/**
+          --repo '${{ github.repository }}'